Urbane – Polite and comfortable in social situations. Know how to behave in company
(Pronounced er-bain)
To remember the definition of the word urbane, use the following mnemonic:
They moved to an urban lane (urbane) but wondered if they'd feel comfortable in social situations there.
Examples of urbane in a sentence
The magazine’s target audience is the urbane woman who is highly cultured and stylish.
Henry is an urbane traveller who has visited over eighty countries.
Even though Raymond grew up poor, he grew into an urbane man who was able to easily fit in with the country club set.
